The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has clarified numerous questions about the adoption of the euro, the conversion of the Bulgarian lev, and its role after the country joins the eurozone. A primary point emphasized by the BNB is that the official exchange rate between the lev and the euro is irrevocably fixed at 1.

Bulgaria has asked the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission to prepare extraordinary convergence reports on the country’s readiness to join t

Police said that several demonstrators had been arrested, while some officers had been injured during the clashes. View on euronews

Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who demanded that the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone

The anti-government protesters, chanting "Resignation" and "No to the Euro", threw red paint, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at the EU building in Sofia, setting the front door on fire before the police pushed them away.

Supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist Revival party clashed with police while attempting to storm the EU mission in Sofia. Protests erupted against Bulgaria's plans to adopt the euro, with demonstrators voicing concerns over loss of financial independence.

Thousands of supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist pro-Russian Vazrazhdane (Revival) party fought with police on February 23 as they attempted to storm the European Union mission in Sofia during a protest against the country's planned adoption of the euro.

Clashes broke out in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on Saturday, 22 February, between police and protesters of the pro-Russian Revival party who attacked the EU Delegation in the country. Source: European Pravda,

Several thousand people rallied outside Bulgaria's central bank and the European Commission building in Sofia to protest government plans to introduce the euro as official currency.Clashes broke out between police and nationalist protesters in Bulgaria's capital,